The statistical pitfalls of the partially randomized preference design in non-blinded trials of psychological interventions

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Gemmell, Isla ^a   Dunn, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confounders; Depression trials; Partially randomized preference trials; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79951975186     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.326     Document Type: Article

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